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5. In terms of investment strategies, equity (stocks) is one of the principal asset classes. The other two are fixed-income (bonds) and cash/cash-equivalents. These are used in asset allocation planning to structure a desired risk and return profile for an investor's portfolio.
The gradual percentage decline arises due to the massive value increases in total outstanding assets which are available for investment purposes. Institutional investors invested these assets in a variety of classes, the standard allocation is approximately 40% of assets to equity and 40% to fixed income. Another 20% of total assets were allocated to real estate, cash and other areas. However, these figures drastically vary from institution to institution.